December 30, 2003
As the rumour mill starts turning again as the 2004 season gets ever nearer, the following 'breaking news' has been released by the F1VWC Press Office.

"Driving for Phoenix F1 would be a dream come true".

Words that apparently came from the mouth of Matt Maple, along with an indication that he would like to be signed by Phoenix F1, who he regards as the "most organised outfit in the F1VWC".

Maple, who is widely tipped to have already signed for JTM, recently made light of wanting to drive for Phoenix F1 in an F1VWC Governing Body meeting with team boss Andy Graydon.

Our Press Relations Officer also overheard third party sources confirming that "Matt would be very interested in driving for the Phoenix F1 team with Irisarri as his teamate in 2004".

However at this time there is no official word from either side and we must assume this is only a rumour. No doubt we will hear from both parties - we'll keep you updated as we find out if this story is a 'Red Herring', or one of those that tends to have an element of truth about it!